why does liquid iodine not conduct electricity? (explain in terms of particles)
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Iodine does not conduct electricity since each molecule of iodine comprises twoiodine atoms joined by a covalent bond that cannot be excited sufficiently to transfer electrical energy.
Iodine does not conduct electricity since each molecule of iodine comprises twoiodine atoms joined by a covalent bond that cannot be excited sufficiently to transfer electrical energy.
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Liquid iodine does not conduct electricity because of the following reasons.
Explanation:
- A single molecule of iodine consists of two iodine atoms.
- The two atoms of iodine are joined together by covalent bonds.
- The covalent bonds are attached tightly with each other and the electrons cannot be excited enough to conduct the electrical energy.
- Another fact is that iodine is a non-metal and thus do not have free electrons for the electric energy to conduct.
- If the liquid iodine will have some foreign ions in them, then it can easily conduct electricity by the presence of free ions.
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